[REVIEW] Etude House Therapy Air Manuka Honey Mask

I first got this mask because I really wanted to try the sample that came with it (of a product that hadn’t been released yet) and so I had to make a minimum purchase… and walked out with two different honey masks.

This one was of course the first one I tried, because it’s from the representative collection of the Etude House masks. You should know my skin loves loves honey, and if you read this review you will know how good honey can be to aging skin.

Etude House Therapy Air Manuka Honey Mask Review:

This mask’s pouch opened easier than the newly launched 4 masks of this same collection. Either that or I just got lucky! Regardless, it was a little unexpected to me.

Otherwise, the mask is just as thin and fluffy as expected. That’s a characteristic of this collection, since they focus on the mask sheet as a selling point.

The essence is really a lotion, like the ones you would use on your skin care routine. In fact, I’m secretly wishing they release this as a lotion so that my skin can be happy forever. It feels very buttery on the skin and spreads just as well as melted butter.

While drying it’s less sticky than the average essence, and after drying it’s not sticky at all.

It smells almost like nothing at all, but if I had to put my finger on it the smell is that of a lemon soap, however the smell is so light that I had to check the ingredient list to see if it even had lemon (it does btw)!

The fit is almost as good as every other mask from the collection: small mouth and eye holes, awesome adherence, but the holes are not as small and for some reason it feels a little fluffier than the others I’ve tried from the collection (must be the essence since the masks are the same in the whole collection).

While wearing the mask it basically feels like soaking cotton pads in lotion and sticking it on my face, I don’t feel any magic happening other than an extreme comfort.

So, while wearing this I am basically waiting for magical results since it doesn’t feel life changing while wearing (it does feel like a cloud is on my face though).

Once the time was up, it was dry under my nose (as usual) but I honestly didn’t notice until I looked into the mirror since the mask is so light on the skin!

The results are obvious, and I love them, and I can’t wait to stock up on these masks during the next discount. I mean, look at my skin after two hours!

The pores look the same, and it’s just less shiny because there was no “fresh liquid” there! The results actually settled on my skin and looked better after the 2h passed – I think I fell in love with this mask after I noticed this.

If I’m going to be completely honest, the mask is comfortable but doesn’t feel magical while I wear it. But the results are very aging-skin-friendly so I would definitely recommend it for aging skins, dry skins, or flaky skins. As you know, my skin is combination, so of course I recommend it for combination too.

But for oily skins I would probably avoid it unless it’s a very dry day, since this mask is really rich in moisture.

Considering price, quality, and results I couldn’t give this mask any grade other than the maximum.